Thursday, February 21, 2013

Here is the final 16th square for thoseof you that, like Monika, decided to stitch the Pulled Thread Stitch-A-Long as a 4 x 4 square Sampler instead of the 15 sided Biscornu. The border for the 16 Square Sampler was posted on my August 3rd, 2012 blog.

Rather than complete all 15 squares again for a biscornu, she decided to make a 2 sided biscornu, with 4 squares on each side. It turned out great. A quick solution for those of you that have enough of (or just don't want to stitch) 15 sided bisconrus.

Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope you had a great time looking through your stash of fabric and variegated fibres, choosing your colour palette, stitching (whether it was your first pulled thread project or not) and completing your biscornu.

I know I had a great time helping everyone that dropped by the shop to choose their hand dyed Wildflower fibre, fabric and beads, and then seeing the finished pieces. Some of you have even taken my design one (or two) steps further - great job ladies.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

This year at Gitta's I have organized a "Designer of the Month" event. Every month a different Canadian needle-art designer will be featured, 15 in total. Their models will be on display, and if possible, the designers will drop by the shop for a "Meet the Designer" day and/or hold workshops. We will offer a discount on the designer's charts, and lastly as a further enticement to have you drop by monthly the designers and I have designed a FREE Collaboration Sampler. The sampler is our gift to you, as a thank you for dropping by.

Here is the border for this one of a kind Collaboration Sampler. The free patterns from each designer will then fit within each of the squares. Click here or drop by Gitta's for the border chart and instructions. I can post the border as it is my design. However, as the designer charts are the property of each designer, these will not be posted onto any website or on my blog.

To collect these designs be sure to drop by Gitta's (the shop), or place an order on Gitta's website for one of the designer's charts.

So who are these designers? Some you already know and others you will be thrilled to discover.

About Me

I have been a petit pointer all my life, or rather since the age of 11. Today, I engage in all kinds of stitching techniques and design for petit point under the Gitta's Designs label. With my mother I also run a fully stocked stitching shop, Gitta's, located in Port Credit (Mississauga), Ontario, Canada. Gitta's is your one stop stitching shop! Carrying hundreds of designs and supplies for cross stitch, petit point and needlpoint.

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15 Sided Pulled Thread Biscornu Stitch-A-Long

This SAL began with my August 3rd, 2012 post and ended with my December 14th, 2012 post. Follow up posts were January 19th, 2013, February 21, 2013 for the 16th final (Initial) square, and March 15th, 2013.

15 Sided Biscornu Stitch-A-Long

This SAL began with my January 8th 2011 post and ended with the finishing instructions on my March 18th, 2011 post.

All of the April 2011 posts then added 3 extra squares and instructions to turn this 15 Sided Biscornu into an 18 Square Sampler.